Second-Largest European Bank BNP Paribas Bought BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Shares: SEC Filing – Decrypt
Multinational bank BNP Paribas has purchased a stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), according to a Form 13F filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the company, 13F report BNP Paribas purchased 1,030 IBIT shares in the first quarter of 2024 at $40.47 per share for a total of $41,684.10, […]
MicroStrategy Is Building ‘Decentralized ID’ on Bitcoin Using Ordinals-Like Inscriptions – Decrypt
During a presentation at the annual meeting microstrategy world At a conference in Las Vegas, MicroStrategy co-founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor announced the open source MicroStrategy Orange Decentralized Identity protocol. “Michael presented a very compelling case for why we need and have introduced decentralized identities,” Cezary Raczko, MicroStrategy executive vice president of engineering, told […]
‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver cheated US out of $48M in taxes
An American-born cryptocurrency investor known as “Bitcoin Jesus” has been indicted on charges of defrauding Uncle Sam of $48 million in taxes, the Justice Department announced. Roger Ver, a billionaire Bitcoin investor from California who renounced his US citizenship in 2014 and became a citizen of Saint Kitts and Nevis, was arrested in Spain over […]
Crypto forensics firm Elliptic using advances in AI to detect bitcoin money laundering – The Block
Technology • May 1, 2024, 9:16am EDT issued 1 minute ago upon Blockchain forensics firm Elliptic said it has made advances in the use of artificial intelligence to detect Bitcoin money laundering. The company said in a statement that it is using this advancement to enhance Elliptic’s detection tools and details that work in a […]
'No signs' of Bitcoin miner capitulation despite plummeting revenue – Cointelegraph
Bitcoin (BTC) miners are showing no signs of “capitulating” even though their revenues have fallen to a 14-month low following April’s halving event. On April 30th post In response to He said he was faced with two choices: wait or wait. “Now they have two options: 1. capitulate or 2. wait for BTC price to […]
Bitcoin price wobbles ahead of Fed's rate decision – Crypto Briefing
Share this article Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen to $59,500 on Binance ahead of tomorrow’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. Market participants are bracing for a hawkish stance from the Federal Reserve, with expectations that interest rates will remain unchanged. CME FedWatch Tools indicates Only 4.4% of economists expect interest rates to fall for the […]
This $2.8 Billion Coal Miner Has Been Mining Bitcoin, Too – Decrypt
A coal mining company revealed that it had been secretly mining Bitcoin for over three years. Alliance Resource Partners listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange under the ticker ARLPrevealed its efforts in cryptocurrency at the first quarter financial results conference. “We saw this as just an opportunity given the fact that we have excess power […]
Bitcoin Runes fade away: Examining the effects on BTC miners – AMBCrypto News
Bitcoin transactions have decreased. Miners are now being paid less because rune trading has decreased. Bitcoin after halving event [BTC] We experienced an unexpected increase in fees and a corresponding increase in miner fees. Runes emerged as major contributors to the network’s transactions following the halving event. However, this surge has since subsided, resulting in […]
Bitcoin dominance falls: Time to stock up altcoins like LINK now? – AMBCrypto News
Bitcoin’s dominance and technical indicators suggested that it may be time for swing traders to turn their attention to altcoins. Relative strength to BTC is an important factor along with long-term support zones for evaluating underperforming altcoins. Bitcoin [BTC] It was trading within a range. Short-term bearish bias has made Bitcoin and other crypto markets […]
Bitcoin Wavers Around $63K, Awaiting Hong Kong Spot Crypto ETF Debut – CoinDesk
The virtual currency market as a whole has fallen, and so has Bitcoin. (Bitcoin) Hong Kong’s soon-to-be-launched crypto spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) has failed to generate excitement among investors, hovering around $63,000. BTC fell during the day from $64,000 at the weekend and briefly fell to $61,800, but recovered to nearly $63,000 by mid-afternoon US […]